Citadel Securities has made a $400M strategic investment in Crypto.com at a $20B valuation — the exchange's first-ever institutional funding round — targeting tokenized securities and derivatives.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh told Congress the Fed will not rescue failing crypto or stablecoin firms, drawing a hard line as the GENIUS Act nears finalization.
Total crypto market cap drops to $2.27T, Fear & Greed Index at 27. BTC holds at $63,700 with 56.3% dominance as HYPE falls 8% and alts lead losses.
Gabriel Perez allegedly bet on Trump speech contents via Kalshi, clearing $100K+ using advance access. Kalshi flagged the trades to the CFTC in a landmark prediction-market insider-trading case.
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets banks and fintechs store, issue, and settle with stablecoins via Visa's network, backed by 130+ partnerships and 7-day U.S. settlement windows.
Lyn Alden-backed holding company Orange Juice raises $40M in permanent capital to acquire U.S. small businesses and run them on a Bitcoin treasury standard.
Ondo Finance and Japan's SBI Group have partnered to tokenize Japanese equities, settling trades in SBI's yen stablecoin JPYSC — a landmark RWA deal for Asian markets.
Anton Bukov claims he was fired from 1inch in November while still holding a 50% stake in the protocol. He has since launched infrastructure startup Second Tier.
Vlad.fun, a memecoin launchpad on Robinhood Chain, suspended operations after uncovering a 'serious internal integrity issue' — the second major launchpad halt in under a week.
FATF's June 2025 update warns stablecoins have overtaken Bitcoin in illicit transactions and criminals are minting proprietary tokens to dodge asset freezes.
